diff --git a/info.xml b/info.xml
index ab8c854b7a3597294808fff7528393289ee52eb5..56b895d147624a657edaffc093eff55065b34b56 100644
--- a/info.xml
+++ b/info.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <url desc="Licensing">http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html</url>
   </urls>
   <releaseDate>2023-05-05</releaseDate>
-  <version>1.69</version>
+  <version>1.70-dev</version>
   <develStage>stable</develStage>
   <compatibility>
     <ver>5.37</ver>